Hat ornament



Jan. 26, 1937. y R. w. oLsoN Y Y 068,760

HAT ORNAMENT Filed Feb. 15. 1955 INVENT A TTORNEYS.

atented `an. 26, '1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application February 15, 1935, Serial No. 6,681

Z Claims.

This invention relates toa mans hat, and has for one of its objects the provision of an` ornament for the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an ornament which may be substituted for a portion of the ribbon and thus will eiect a saving in the ribbon used as a band about the hat, and also the labor of placing upon the hat an ornamental bow formation of the ribbon.

10 Another object of the invention is to do away with the ribbon bow on a mans hat and to replace the same with an ornament which may be less expensively secured thereto and yet afford a better appearance.

L Another object of the invention is the provision of a rigid member for effecting a covering for the ends'of the band and improve the appearance thereof, and yet one which may be easily secured in position.

2 Another object of the invention is the provision of an ornament which may be made in a variety of shapes, both as to contour and peripheral conguration.

Another object of the invention is the pro- 2 vision of a simple means of securing the ornament in position on the band.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a hat with a band in position thereon and my ornament in position on this band;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on line 2-2 of Figure l;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the ornament in position on the band;

Fig. 4 is an elevation looking at the inner sur- 40 face of the band with my clamping fingers as extending over the edge of the band holding the ornament in position;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the ornament;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of an ornament of a different shape and a slightly modified form of holding the ornament in position on the band;

Fig. 7 is a section on line 'I-l of Figure 6.

A mans hat is usually equipped with a ribbon band having a ribbon bow secured at a point adjacent the ends 'of this band to cover either the ends or the gap between these ends of the band and affords a somewhat ornamental form of ribbon. Such ribbon bow is usually formed by hand sewing operations requiring considerable time to secure the bow in position on the band, and in order that this labor of sewing may be eliminated and a neater and more ornate member used to serve the purpose of covering the ends of the band, I have pro-vided an ornament which can be made of metal or some plastic composition with 5 unitary securing portions on the ornament or assembled therewith if desired, providing a convenient means for attaching such ornament to the band to cover the overlapping or adjacent ends and holding the ornament on the hat by 10 which the sewingk labor is eliminated, and a saving of the ribbon necessary for making the bow is effected, and further, a wealth of different o-rnamental configurations and of ornate appearance may be had which cannot be obtained in a bow sewed to the hat band; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

At the outset of this detailed description, it is to be understood that although the preferred forms are described, many different forms can be utilized and that any suitable means can be used for holding this ornament in position. This illustrative embodiment, however, shows a hat having a crown I0 and brim I I. A ribbon band l2 encircles this crown at its juncture with the brim and the ends of the band are preferably overlapped and sewed together, such as along the lines of sewing I3 and I4 at a point adjacent the ends I5 and I6 of the band. The ends, however, need not overlap, but may be in spaced relation if desired.

The ornament member consists of a metal plate I'I having a contour forming a ribbed effect I8 scalloped on its edge as at I9 or of any other suitable or attractive configuration. At the four corners of this generally rectangular ornamental member I'I, I have provided fingers designated 20 40 at the top and 2| at the bottom, which are folded back upon the ornamental member and spaced therefrom as at 22 for the reception of the band between the fingers and the back of the ornamental member and bent into rm contact with the ribbon, if desired.

To apply the ornament upon the band, I will hook the lower fingers 2| beneath the lower edge of the band, and then by flexing the edges of the band towards each other I position the band between the lingers 20 and the back edge of the ornament. When the edges of the band are overlapped, as illustrated in Figure 4, I will so position the fingers 2D that one of them will engage the end I5 of the overlapped portion 55 of the band if slid along the band so that the ornament will be limited in its movement in the direction of the arrow 25, as illustrated in Figure 4. It also usually occurs that if the iingers 20 and 2l at the opposite sides of the ornament were pressed toward the back after the ornament is positioned on the band, that the band will be deected sufficiently so that some 0bstruction is also provided by reason of the edge I6 of the overlapping portion of the band to serve to prevent the ornament from moving in a direction opposite to that of the arrow 25 which is illustrated in Figure 4, and thus the ornament may be simply, quickly and easily assembled on the band in position to serve the purpose of covering the ends of the band and enhancing the ornamental appearance of the band and hat and thereby eliminating the necessity of sewing on a bow and also the necessity of utilizing quite a considerable amount of ribbon which is necessary for this purpose.

In Figure 6, I have illustrated a different shape of ornament designated 26 and provided fingers 21 at its lower edge and a nger 28 cut out 0f the stock thereof and bent over the top edge of the band. This illustrates a different form of construction in which the top of the ornament extends an appreciable distance above the band and above the point of engagement of the ornament with the upper edge of the band, although it will be readily understood that many different constructions or means for holding the ornament on the band can be provided and many different shapes of ornaments with different configurations or peripheral outlines of surface contours can be had.

In selecting the ornament which I will provide, these ornaments will be of some color which will harmonize with the band and the band will of course harmonize with the hat upon which it is worn so that there will be a perfect harmony of appearance between the ornament, band and the hat. By reason of a metal or plastic ornament, contrasting colors may be had which may be in .harmony or the entire surface may be of one color. The masculine form of ornament as illustrated in the drawing will be carried throughout.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the constructions illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being dened and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A hat, an ornamental band about a portion thereof with its end portions in overlapping relation and the ends forming abutments, an ornamental member covering said overlapping portions, and means extending over the edges of said band and engageable with said ends to limit sliding movement of said member along said band in both directions for securing said member in such position.

2. A hat, an ornamental band about a portion thereof, with its ends held in definite relation by lines of sewing spaced longitudinally of said band, an ornamental member of stiff, selfsustaining material, and means for mounting the membed on said band comprising fingers on said member extending over the edges of said band and on the distal side of said sewing.

RAYMOND WM. OLSON. 

